Assistant Professor in Heritage and History (Research and Education)

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £45,585 to £54,395 with potential progression once in post to £61,198

Role Summary

We seek to appoint an Assistant Professor in Heritage and History to develop our strategic priority in global heritage studies, along with our existing strengths in material culture / materialities, area studies and anthropology. The appointee will support the activities of the International Centre for Heritage and bring their own established research strengths with expertise that can support the delivery of programmes across the three departments in the School of History and Cultures (Department of History; Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology; Department of African Studies and Anthropology). The postholder will have a track record of high-quality research outputs with potential to produce internationally excellent and world-leading publications and to develop major grant applications in the area of heritage. The successful candidate will also have a strong track record of engagement and wider impact, or demonstrable ability to develop partnerships with the heritage sector that support high quality research and teaching. We intend this appointment to be area specific, and particularly encourage applicants working on the heritage and history of Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

You will contribute to a range of research, teaching and administration. Specifically, you will contribute to the suite of modules within our two Heritage MA programmes – International Heritage Management (on campus and Distance Learning), as well as developing heritage pathways through our UG curriculum including a new Year 1 module and developing the Year 2 modules Public History and Material Culture as well as the final year/MA Public History Placement module. The postholder will also contribute to the design and delivery of the Heritage Summer School for summer 2025 onwards. While the appointment will be based in the Department of History the postholder should be well placed to collaborate with colleagues across the School in both teaching and research.

Person Specification

• Normally, a higher degree relevant to the research/teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications
• Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning/research
• Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others successfully at all levels

Informal enquires can be made to Dr Tara Hamling, Head of the Department of History: t.j.hamling@bham.ac.uk

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working

Closes: 08/09/2024

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